Coordinated Allied Bombing Hits Regensburg Amid Massive Luftwaffe Attacks
American heavy bombers from England and Italy carried out a unprecedented joint strike on Regensburg in Germany while Berlin reported RAF night raids on Frankfurt. The seven day assault involved thousands of planes, with 31 bombers missing and multiple German targets hit including Stuttgart ball bearing works Augsburg station and a Furth airframe factory.
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London
England
Italy
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Germany
Berlin
REA F
Frankfurt
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Stuttgart
Augsburg
Furth
Nurnberg
RA. F
Reich
Mann Act for Vice Indictments Charged Against Chaplin
Los Angeles lawyers for Charlie Chaplin say the Mann Act was intended to curb commercial vice not private acts. Attorney Jerry Giesler filed a motion to quash the indictments and noted women’s exclusion from the federal grand jury that returned them. The judge continued the hearing on both the motion to quash and the demurrer.
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Los Angeles
Rep. Mann
Illinois
U. S. Dist
J. F. T. O'Connor
Romanian Partisans Slay 100 Germans in Bosnia
A Tito communique reports violent battles in the Sokolac-Rogatica area of Eastern Bosnia. Romanian partisan detachments claim to have killed 100 Germans and Ustashis, with another action near Gacko resulting in 100 enemy deaths and 150 wounded. A Hungarian broadcast notes martial law in Zagreb and a commission to repair bomb damage.
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Londo
Josip Broz
Tito
Sokolac-Rogatica
Bosnia
Hercegovina
Gacko
Zagreb
Cretia
Judge mocks draftees urged to dig trenches in front lines
Federal Judge Grover M. Moscowitz, sentencing two men who pleaded guilty to failing to inform draft boards of their whereabouts, lamented they should be jailed, not spared, and said they would dig trenches at the front if he had his way. Mahoney received thirty months and Balkin three years. Assistant U S Attorney Martin Klein noted Mahoney did not answer his questionnaire during a period when men up to 44 were being inducted.
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New York UI
Grover M. Moscowitz
James Mahoney
James Balkin
U. S
Martin Klein
Mahoney
Maturw’s Kindliest Gift Beer Ad From Wien Club
An old advertisement promotes Wien Club Pisnet XXX Cream Ale as brewed from golden grain and fragrant hops. It invites readers to order a taste from their grocer, touting nourishing appeal. The copy uses a quaint promotional tone and ends with a playful nudge to bathe the senses.
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Maturw
Wien
Doctor Says Noxon Baby Not Normal
Pittsfield Massachusetts reports a Berkshire Superior Court murder trial where Dr George P Hunt testified that six month old Lawrence Noxon showed facial features suggesting mongolism and appeared retarded in activity. He noted lack of light sensitivity and a peculiar oscillation of the eyes indicating possible brain development issues.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Lawrence Noxon
Berkshire Superior Court
John F. Noxon
Corporation
George P. Hunt
Abraham E. Pinanski
Noxon
Hunt
Boston Children’s Hospital
Charles 3. Alberti
Joseph 5. Ely
Slain Playmate Put in Closet For Two Weeks
New York reports 11 year old Henry Pedersen, a news boy, slain by a playmate Frank Drury who said a mail order rifle discharged in his room on February 11. Drury hid the victim in a closet of an unoccupied room near his residence, two weeks after the shooting.
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New York
Henry Pedersen
Frank Drury
Drury
Henry Devlin
Senator McNary Dies in Florida
Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon, 69, leader of Senate Republicans, died yesterday in Fort Lauderdale Florida after a brain tumor operation. His death leaves open a successor for the leadership and follows a recent party reorganization with Van Denberg White and Taft among potential successors.
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Washington
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Senate Republicans
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
McNary
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senator White
R.-Me
MccNary
White
Vandenberg White
Taft
Is Jap Fleet In Hiding
Secretary Knox speculated last night that the Japanese fleet may have withdrawn to home waters or the Philippines. He noted few enemy ships at Saipan and the Marshalls after a raid on Truk, and praised American anti aircraft and ship handling as 87 enemy planes were destroyed on the ground. He suggested the enemy may be avoiding a fight, or waiting until U S forces are extended.
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Washington
UPI
Knox
Philippines
Saipan
Marianas
Truk
United States
Secret Weapon Saves British Ack Ack Shells
British anti aircraft batteries aided by new secret devices say they now shoot down eight German planes with the shells required to shoot one down in 1940. In a week long barrage against Nazi raiders, gunners used a two ton Bofors gun firing up to 120 two pound shells per minute to a height of 6,000 feet.
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New York
Elizabeth Hawes Slur on Fair Sex Sparks Protests
Elizabeth Hawes caused a furor by saying women generally look awful because men are gone, prompting sharp reactions from designers, models, and stars. Mary Martin and Kenny Baker defend women’s style while noting men’s absence reshapes fashion morale.
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Elizabeth Hawes
Mary Martin
Miss Hawes
Kenny Baker
Hawes’ Sluh
Argentine Policy In Doubt After Coup in Argentina
The Argentine government, led by Col. Juan Domingo Peron, ousted President Pedro Ramirez and installed Vice President Edelmiro Farrell as president. The move, tied to the colonels' lodge, raises concerns in Washington about shifts in Argentina's stance toward the Axis and potential impact on hemispheric security and UN alignment.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
S Lodge
Juan Domingo Peron
Pedro Ramirez
Edelmiro Farrell
Ramirez
Axis
Washington
Stettinius
John Lloyd
la Prensa Asociada
Associate Press
United Nations
Axia
Alberto Gilbert
Germany
Buenos Aires
Edelmiro Fattreli
Sugar Rationing Loosens For 1944 In U S
War Food Administration cuts civilian sugar by six percent for 1944 but household rations may not fall. Some industrial users face up to ten percent cuts. Coupon expirations are removed to prevent panic buying, keeping Stamp Nos 30 and 31 valid with five pound values. Home canning rations stay at last season levels at up to 25 pounds per book holder.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
OPA
U. S. Repatriates Reach Lisbon En Route Home
Three trains carried 154 U S citizens and other repatriates from Latin America to Lisbon after six days in internment camps in Germany. They faced a cold journey but were offered meals including beefsteak. Portuguese Red Cross workers evacuated 37 wounded, including 18 U S airmen, 17 American soldiers and one Pole. The liner Gripsholm with 1,294 Axis nationals docked on the Tagus and will sail to Germany today.
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Lisbon
United States
Germany
Axis
Red Cross
Gripsholm
America
Tagus River
Public Anger Flares Against Vichy Officials
Anger rose in Algiers as defense witnesses began testimony for 11 former officers and guards of the Colomb Becher concentration camp. Police cordons kept crowds from the Rue de la Liberte as the defendants were taken back to prison after the day’s proceedings.
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Algiers
Vichy
Colomb Becher
Foreign Legion
Rue de la Liberte
Palais de Justice
Marianas Task Force Attacks Guam Saipan and Tinian
U S Pacific Fleet carriers met fierce Japanese air and anti aircraft fire near the Marianas last Tuesday. Nimitz said the strike against Saipan Tinian and Guam proceeded on schedule despite heavy opposition. Japanese losses were listed as 135 planes sunk or damaged along with two ships sunk and nine damaged. Six American planes were lost with no US vessels sunk or damaged.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Marianas Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Guam
Nimitz
Adm
Mare A. Mitscher
Saipan
Tinian
Tokyo
United States
Marianas
Truk
Carolines
Testimony to Be Taken on Pearl Harbor Attack
Secretary Knox announced the assignment of Admiral Thomas C. Hart to record testimony of naval officers acquainted with the Pearl Harbor situation. Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Maj Gen. Walter Short have waived statutes to be called before a court martial when feasible. The aim is to reveal the whole truth for trial and to have testimony available if officers die in action.
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Washington (P
Knox
Thomas C. Hart
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter Shore
Naval Army
Tme
Poles reject Curzon Line frontier in Moscow talks
London reports Polish government in exile refused to accept the Curzon Line as the basis for Polish Russian frontier negotiations. Allied diplomats fear Mikolajczyk’s stance may hinder accord with Moscow. Polish authorities also expressed displeasure to Eden over Churchill backing Soviet demands.
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London
Britain
Curzon
Moscow
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Soviets Roll Nazis Back On Pskov
Soviet forces pushed Germans from Pskov while counterattacks north of Rogachev failed to close a break in lines guarding the Upper Dnieper and Minsk. Moscow reported 2,506 German casualties, 68 captured guns, 86 field guns, 140 trucks, and heavy materiel losses.
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London
CPI
Rogachev
White Russia
Dnieper
Minsk
Moscow
Pskov
Berlin
Hitler Introduces Gang Fighting Badge For German Soldiers
Berlin radio said Hitler has introduced a gang fighting badge for soldiers who engage guerrilla fighters in occupied countries. Bronze is for 20 days, silver for 50 days, and gold for 100 days of combat.
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Hitler
New York
Berlin
Tojo Convenes War Crisis Meeting Over Mobilization Measures
Japanese cabinet at the Imperial Palace passes emergency plans to boost war effort including mobilization of students and expanded labor by women. Tokyo reports say 6,500 Japanese were killed at Kwajalein and Roi, with Shi mada pledging the navy will persist in victory. Berlin and Vichy broadcasts corroborate the crisis.
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New York
Hideki Tojo
Imperial Palace
Tokyo Radio
Kwajalein
Roi Islands
Marshalls
Shigetaro Shimada
Tokyo
U. S
Berlin
Vichy Radio
Passie
London Lights During Dense Fog Mark War Time
A dust fog settled on London ten days ago as electric lights broke through the darkness for about an hour. Thousands of lights from offices and shops shone despite the blackout and pedestrians used flashlights in the streets. The censor refused to permit publication of the sim.
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London
Downstown
Dads Flunk Out Boom Crop of 4-Fs May Force Army to Curtail Job Deferments
Washington reports that over half of draft registrants are failing physicals, prompting steps to meet Army quotas. The army needs about 1,200 more men to reach 17,300 by July 1, drawing from the father group, 4-Fs, and young draftees. Deferments for workers may be canceled and the minimum age raised to 26. Farm labor screening will tighten to ensure production levels. Major General Hershey warned the defect rate among registrants is rising, with 3,500,000 men currently classified as defective. The situation could force further policy moves as Congress weighs options.
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Washington
Selective Service
Congres
Senate Agriculture Committee
Lewis B Hershey
House Onttary
Francis V. Keesling
Hershey
Hershel
Senate sustains Roosevelt veto on tax bill vote
The Senate backed the President with a 72 to 14 vote to sustain the veto on the revenue measure. House action had overridden the veto earlier, and the bill becomes law effective April 1, boosting income taxes and levies on postal rates liquor furs cosmetics and many items. Treasury projection tops 42 billion yearly, though Roosevelt questions the estimate.
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Washington CP
Senate
Roosevelt
Langer
North Dakota
House
Treasury
White House
Congress
Pepper
D.-Fla
Convict's Wife Held for Aid In Jailbreak
Ruth Augello wife of Joseph V Augello was arrested on aiding a jail break after her brother confessed she provided money and tools to smuggle hacksaw blades and a frame to Erie County jail prisoners. Augello and Bernard Berman face first degree murder charges in the Dec 29 tavern hold up killing Michael Martis.
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Buffalo UP
Ruth Graf Augello
Joseph V. Augello
Erie County
Bert Lewis
Augello
Buffalo
Bernard Berman
Bronx
Michael Martis
Lewis
Paul F. Graf
Graf
Arthur D. Britt
Britt
Lonergan Trial Hinted By Defense Evidence
New York LPI A report cites defense counsel Edward V. Broderick claiming to have found surprising evidence during a hurried Canada trip in the Wayne Lonergan murder trial. Associate William Merritt said the delay would be understood when the reason is disclosed.
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New York
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